guard

«guard» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a guard, guards; guard — protection); verb (guard, guards, guarded, guarding)

meaning for a pupil

1) A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners. tree →

2) A guard is something that covers or protects, like a fire guard or a shin guard. tree →

3) To guard means to protect or watch something carefully. tree →

4) On a British train, the guard is the person in charge. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets "guard" names the king's bodyguard and the place where prisoners are kept. In Proverbs wisdom and discernment are said to guard a person. Interpretation: The tradition reads Proverbs as teaching that learning and good sense protect a person from harm, as a guard would. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, security guards protect shops and banks, and lifeguards watch swimmers at pools and beaches (swim between the flags). In sport, shin guards and mouth guards protect players, and you «guard» a player in basketball or netball. In safety, a fire guard stops children touching a fire, and «be on your guard» means be careful. In stories, guards stand at castle gates and the Queen's Guard wears tall hats. Phrase: «caught off guard» = surprised.

examples

• And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. (Torah GEN.37.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. (Torah GEN.40.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward. (Torah GEN.40.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And David set him over his guard. (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee; (Writings PRO.2.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. (Prophets JER.37.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• The guard stood at the castle gate. tree →
• Wear shin guards when you play football. tree →
• Swim where the lifeguard can see you. tree →
• The dog guarded the house. tree →
• Put the guard in front of the fire. tree →
• Be on your guard near busy roads. tree →
• The question caught me off guard. tree →
• In netball, you have to guard your player. tree →
• Here, guards! away with him to the prison. tree →

note

The «u» is silent: say «gard». Countable noun. «Guardian» = a person who looks after a child. «Lifeguard», «bodyguard», «safeguard». «Off guard» = not ready.

In the corpora

• And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
• And David set him over his guard.
• But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
• And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
• Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «guard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.